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Old and New London
… Range all thy swans, fair Thames, together in a rank, And place them duly one by one upon thy stately bank." But it is … doth return, and thrusteth in the tide Up towards the place where first his much-loved Mole was seen, He ever since … rise again, or, if to rise, only to find a brief resting-place in one of the grim, foul little 'dead-houses' scarcely …
Old and New London
… again frozen over, and a bear-hunt is stated to have taken place on the ice off Rotherhithe. During this frost the fair … a travelling menagerie of beasts which moved about from place to place. At the beginning of January, 1811, a very severe frost …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… of any goods to be sold into or from any ship at any place within the limits of Sparhawk and Hedwin Streams, but … 537 To cutting off projections at Ballast Hills, and at a place above 7,512 To the building of 5 small jetties 390 To a … at the Mansionhouse Quay, and proceeds to or near the place in the sea called Sparhawk, and returns up the river to …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… by a flight of stone steps, the town hall, and the market-place. Sheet Street bounded mediaeval Windsor in one … existence of a town gate. 7 Among 15th and 16th-century place-names are Shete Strete, Bisshop's Strete, Puket's Lane, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… to grow up nearer the castle. The settlement at the place where New Windsor now stands certainly owed its origin, … which contributed 4 9 s. 6 d., occupied the fourth place in the county, contributing less than half the amount … houses in the town. 122 Another double election which took place in 1661 led to a resolution being passed by the House …
Survey of London
… J. T. Smith's list of his monuments (Plate 61). Near This Place Lies Interred The Remains Of Mrs Elizabeth Grigg, … In steadfast hopes of a joyful Resurrection. Near this place ly's interred the body of William Waterson Esq r. … Her great Grandfather was S r Charles Csar of Bennington Place in Hertfordshire Kn t. Master of the Rolls to King …
Old and New London
… deliberated in common council on the necessity of a new place of resort, and Leadenhall Street had been proposed. In … so that in 1631 the editor of Stow says, "Unto which place, on January 23, 1570, Queen Elizabeth came from … are nothing so stately as ours in London, no more than the place is where they walk below, being only a low vault." Even …
Survey of London
… which are filled with fine panels of pierced carving in place of balusters. At the west end is an organ gallery with … case, the last window, where the hipped roof prevents. In place of this there are two dormer windows at each end. The …